2021 Cross Country Roster
Sylvia Russell
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Ajax, Ontario Canada
- High School:
- J. Clark Richardson Colligate
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
2020 – At Mississippi State
Cross Country- Was State's top finisher and set a new personal best in each race
- Paced the Bulldogs at the SEC Preview (9/19), crossing the line eighth overall with a personal-best time of 17:28.6 in the 5K
- Placed ninth at the FSU Invite (10/2), completing the 5K in a personal-best time of 17:13.6
- Earned 19th place at the UAB Blazer Classic (10/16), covering the 6K course in 20:51.87
- Ran a personal best at the SEC Championship (10/30), crossing the line 23rd in 20:48.9
2019 – At Mississippi State
Cross Country- Was the first Bulldog to cross the line in the Commodore Classic (9/14) 6K, finishing 35th with a time of 22:18.9
- Placed 15th in the Louisville Classic (10/5) 5K, setting a new personal-best time of 17:32.7
- Was the Bulldogs' highest finisher in the UAB Blazer Classic (10/18) 6K, crossing the line seventh in 21:09.68
- For the fourth time in 2019, was the first Bulldog to cross the line at the SEC Championship (11/1), finishing 43rd with a time of 21:21.6
- Set a new personal-best in the NCAA South Region Championship (11/15) 6K, finishing in 21:05.
2018 – At Mississippi State
- Did not compete
2017 - At Buffalo
Cross Country- Finished third at the Harry Lang Invitational to open the season
- Placed ninth in the 6K at the UB Stampede Invite (9/15)
- Finished the Paul Short Gold (9/29) 6K in 21:38.2
- Took 28th in the 6K at the Penn State National Open (10/13), running a personal-best 21:08.5
- Clocked in at 21:48.2 in the 6K at the MAC Championships (10/28), finishing 24th
- Finished 54th at the Northeast Region Championships (11/10), running the 6K in 22:53.0
2016 – At Buffalo
Cross Country- Set a personal-best in the 5K with a run of 18:21.0 at the Harry Lang Invitational (9/3) to open her career
- Placed ninth at the UB Stampede Invite (9/16), running the 6K in 22:26.9
- Ran the 6K at the Paul Short Gold (10/1) in 21:52.8
- Finished the Penn State National Open (10/14) 10K in 22:16.9
- Clocked a 23:42.8 in the 6K at the MAC Championships (10/29)
High School
- Two-year captain at J. Clarke Richardson Colligate under head coaches Craig Burrell and Karen Briard
- Named the cross country team MVP in each of her final three seasons
- Named the Female Athlete of the Year in 2016 after winning the LOSAA and OFSAA Central Region steeplechase titles
- Holds the 1500m steeplechase record for the LOSAA Region
- Was an OFSAA medalist in the same event
- Ran for her club team the Durham Dragons who were the provincial champions her freshman year
- Dragons won the 2016 National Bronze Medal in cross country
- Set her club’s record for the 1500m steeplechase
- Twice ran for Team Ontario
- Was a member of the athletic council, graduated with honors and was an Ontario Scholar recipient
- Three-year member of Durham Dragons Track Club
- Played Field Hockey
Personal
- Daughter of Clive and Lynda Russell
- Has two sisters
- Birthday is July 19
- Majored in psychology
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Jack Bicknell Jr. | Aug. 7
Thursday, August 07
Sean Cleary/Ceili McCabe | Nov. 19
Tuesday, November 19
XC: Ceili McCabe Big 12 Championship Post-Race Interview
Friday, November 01
Petal Palmer - 2024 Wilma Rudolph Award Recipient
Monday, June 10
